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MACHADO v. CITY OF HARTFORD

No. 18224.

972 A.2d 724 (2009)

292 Conn. 364

Heather K. MACHADO v. CITY OF HARTFORD.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Mizerak, assistant corporation counsel, with whom was Jonathan H. Beamon, assistant corporation counsel, for the appellant (defendant).

Neil Johnson, Hartford, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Richard A. Bieder, Cynthia C. Bott and Joram Hirsch, Bridgeport, filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.

NORCOTT, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether a municipality may be held liable under General Statutes § 13a-1491 for injuries caused by a highway defect created by the negligence of a third party contractor hired by the municipality to repair the highway. The defendant, the city of Hartford, appeals2 from the judgment of the trial court awarding damages to the plaintiff, Heather K. Machado, for injuries...

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